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Raiders Ready to Battle Alabama A&M, Host Western Kentucky
4/1/2021 10:33:00 AM | Women's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee women's tennis team is set for two matches this weekend. On Friday, they will travel to Huntsville to take on Alabama A&M before returning home on Saturday to take on rival Western Kentucky.
Match 18: Middle Tennessee (8-9, 1-4 C-USA) at Alabama A&M (4-4, 4-3 SWAC)
- Friday, April 2, 2021 – 2 p.m. CST
- Huntsville Tennis Complex – Huntsville, Ala.
About the Blue Raiders
- Middle Tennessee is coming off a 1-1 week in North Carolina, having defeated Davidson, 6-1, last Saturday after falling to Charlotte by the same score the day before
- Graduate student Lidia Burrows has 89 singles wins which ranks No. 2 in program history.
- The pair of Love-Star Alexis and Zani Barnard have now won six straight matches after winning 6-3 last week at Charlotte
All-Time vs. Alabama A&M
- Middle Tennessee and Alabama A&M are meeting for just the fourth time
- The Blue Raiders have won all three matches in the series without dropping a point
Scouting the Bulldogs
- Alabama A&M currently sits at 4-4 overall on the season
- In the Soutwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), the Bulldogs hold a 4-3 record
- In SWAC play, they have beaten Mississippi Valley State, Grambling State, Southern, and Alcorn State
Match 19: Middle Tennessee vs. Western Kentucky (4-11, 1-3 C-USA)
- Saturday, April 3, 2021 – 2 p.m. CST
- Adams Tennis Complex – Murfreesboro, Tenn.
All-Time vs. Western Kentucky
- The Blue Raiders have battled the Hilltoppers 27 times previously
- MTSU leads the series 25-12, having won 17 of the last 18 matches
Scouting the Hilltoppers
- Davidson currently sits at 4-11 after defeating UT Martin on Monday
- Laura Bernardos leads WKU with nine singles wins at the #2 spot
- At No. 1 Doubles, Lisa Friess and Cora-Lynn von Dungern have eight wins to lead the way for the Hilltoppers
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